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Esplanade
Esplanade Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Esplanade?
[n] a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
Synonyms | Synonyms for Esplanade: Related Terms | Find terms related to Esplanade: alameda | beaten path | beaten track | berm | bicycle path | billiard table | boardwalk | bowling green | bridle path | catwalk | dead flat | dead level | earth | fastwalk | flat | flatland | floor | foot pavement | footpath | footway | garden path | groove | ground | hiking trail | homaloid | horizontal | horizontal axis | horizontal fault | horizontal line | horizontal parallax | horizontal plane | horizontal projection | ledge | level | level line | level plane | mall | mean sea level | parade | parterre | path | pathway | plain | plane | platform | prado | prairie | promenade | public walk | run | runway | rut | sea level | sea of grass | sidewalk | steppe | table | terrace | towing path | towpath | track | trail | trottoir | walk | walkway | water level Esplanade In Webster's Dictionary \Es`pla*nade"\, n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada,
explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L.
explanare to flatten or spread out. See {Explain}.]
1. (Fort.)
(a) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses
of the town. --Campbell (Mil. Dict. ).
(b) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the
parapet of the covered way toward the country.
2. (Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. --Simmonds.
3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives;
esp., a terrace by the seaside.
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